Following the ouster of Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, The security agency in the country has granted freedom to all political prisoners.
A brief statement by the National Security and Intelligence Service announced the freedom for political detainees but did not expressly indicate when the release would take place.
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Nevertheless, this will be welcome news to tens of thousands of Sudanese who are celebrating al-Bashir’s outster on the streets of Khartoum.
The activists spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
Two senior Sudanese officials said the Army forced al-Bashir to step down but the circumstances of the apparent ouster remain unclear.
Al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since coup d’etat in 1989, stepped down on Wednesday.
